$ termdex

Terminal · GNOME Project

GNOME Terminal

GNOME's default terminal emulator for Linux, built on VTE. Offers tabs, profiles, search and gsettings-based configuration. No built-in SSH client; it runs the system shell and ssh.

Official site

~/facts

platforms
LinuxPart of the GNOME desktop; distributed through distro packages and GNOME's package registry/tarballs. No macOS or Windows builds mentioned.
price
FreeFree software; no price (seen 2026-10-21)
source
Open sourceLicence: GPL-3.0-or-later (source header: GPL version 3 or any later version; COPYING is GPLv3)
github
GNOME/gnome-terminal

~/features

✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified

+ strengths

  • Native tabs and profile management documented in the GNOME help
  • Profiles configurable from the command line via gsettings (FAQ)
  • Actively maintained: commit on 2026-10-11 and tag 3.60.0 in March 2026
  • Free GPL software shipped with GNOME desktops

! weak points

  • Linux only; no macOS or Windows build
  • Help pages document no split panes, so built-in tiling is not evident (no multiplexing)
  • Several former options were removed from Preferences (e.g. transparency now needs a CSS workaround per the FAQ)
  • GitLab project description states 'No AI, period.', so AI features should not be expected

~/who it is for

best for
GNOME desktop users who want a standard, low-config Linux terminal.
look elsewhere if
Users who need split panes, built-in SSH management or a scripting/automation API.

~/sources

Checked 2026-10-20. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.

Not verified